Design with the Desert Conservation and Sustainable Development |
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Editor:
| Malloy, Richard Brock, John Floyd, Anthony Livingston, Margaret Webb, Robert H. |
ISBN: | 978-1-000-21932-6 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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Imprint: | CRC Press |
Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
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Book Description:
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Typical development in the American Southwest often resulted in scraping the desert lands of the ancient living landscape, to be replaced with one that is human-made and dependent on a large consumption of energy and natural resources. This transdisciplinary book explores the natural and built environment of this desert region and introduces development tools for shaping its future in a more sustainable way. It offers valuable insights to help promote ecological balance between nature...
More DescriptionTypical development in the American Southwest often resulted in scraping the desert lands of the ancient living landscape, to be replaced with one that is human-made and dependent on a large consumption of energy and natural resources. This transdisciplinary book explores the natural and built environment of this desert region and introduces development tools for shaping its future in a more sustainable way. It offers valuable insights to help promote ecological balance between nature and the built environment in the American Southwest-and in other ecologically fragile regions around the world.